Dear Region 6 Members,

The Regional Championship Show is fast approaching and we need your help in either sponsoring a class or finding sponsors for all of the classes.  This year we will hold the Regional Championships at Donida Farm.  This is the third leg of our three year rotation around the region.  Please help us to make this show another great success!

Below is a list of all the classes we need to find sponsors for.  The forms are pasted below for sponsoring a class.

If you have any questions or would like to sponsor a class, please contact me directly.

Thanks for your help,

Gaye McCabe
j-g.mccabe@juno.com
503-378-0309
7985 Darling St SE
Salem OR 97317

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

OPEN CLASS SPONSORS

$50.00 Open Class Sponsorship. Includes your name listed with class sponsored in program, two public address announcements before and after class.

Class:                                                               Sponsor

_____ Training Level Open            ________________________________________

_____ Training Level AA             ________________________________________

_____ Training Level Jr/YR            ________________________________________

_____ First Level Open                   ________________________________________

_____ First Level AA                     ________________________________________

_____ First Level Jr/YR                  ________________________________________

_____ Second Level Open            ________________________________________

_____ Second Level AA            ________________________________________

_____ Second Level Jr/YR            ________________________________________

_____ Third Level Open            ________________________________________

_____ Third Level AA                     ________________________________________

_____ Third Level Jr/YR            ________________________________________

_____ Fourth Level Open            ________________________________________

_____ Fourth Level AA                     ________________________________________

_____ Fourth Level Jr/YR            ________________________________________

_____ FEI Jr/YR               ________________________________________

_____ FEI AA                         ________________________________________

_____ FEI Open                ________________________________________

NWDC CHAMPIONSHIP CLASS SPONSORS

$125.00 CHAMPIONSHIP CLASS SPONSORSHIP. Championship package includes business card ad, your name in the program as a USDF or NWDC championship class sponsor, and a minimum of two public announcements before and/or during class, logo emblazoned tote bag.

_____ First Level NWDC Champion - Open                ____________________________

_____ First Level NWDC Champion - Adult Amateur             _______________________

_____ First Level NWDC Champion - Jr/Young Rider   _______________________

_____ Second Level NWDC Champion - Open                _________________________

_____ Second Level NWDC Champion - Adult Amateur ___________________________

_____ Second Level NWDC Champion - Jr/Young Rider __________________________

_____ Third Level NWDC Champion - Open                ___________________________

_____ Third Level NWDC Champion - Adult Amateur             ______________________

_____ Third Level NWDC Champion - Jr/Young Rider            ______________________

_____ Fourth Level NWDC Champion – Open                _________________________

_____ Fourth Level NWDC Champion - Adult Amateur            _____________________

_____ Fourth Level NWDC Champion - Jr/Young Rider           _____________________

_____ Prix St. George NWDC Champion                     __________________________

_____ Intermediare I NWDC Champion                                 ______________________

_____ Intermediare II NWDC Champion                     __________________________

_____ Grand Prix NWDC Champion                                 ________________________

_____ Freestyle NWDC Champion                                 _________________________

USDF CHAMPIONSHIP CLASS SPONSORS

$125.00 CHAMPIONSHIP CLASS SPONSORSHIP. Championship package includes business card ad, your name in the program as a USDF or NWDC championship class sponsor, and a minimum of two public announcements before and/or during class, logo emblazoned tote bag.

_____ First Level USDF Champion - Open                            Burrows Consulting

_____ First Level USDF Champion - Adult Amateur             Oregon Dressage Society

_____ First Level USDF Champion - Jr/Young Rider             Gaye McCabe

_____ Second Level USDF Champion - Open                        ______________________

_____ Second Level USDF Champion - Adult Amateur          ODS Adult Team Competition

_____ Second Level USDF Champion - Jr/Young Rider         ODS Youth Programs

_____ Third Level USDF Champion - Open                           ______________________

_____ Third Level USDF Champion - Adult Amateur             Oregon Dressage Society

_____ Third Level USDF Champion - Jr/Young Rider            _______________________

_____ Fourth Level USDF Champion – Open                        _______________________

_____ Fourth Level USDF Champion - Adult Amateur            Oregon Dressage Society

_____ Fourth Level USDF Champion - Jr/Young Rider            ______________________

_____ Prix St. George USDF Champion                                Oregon Dressage Society

_____ Intermediare I USDF Champion                                 ______________________

_____ Intermediare II USDF Champion                                 ______________________

_____ Grand Prix USDF Champion                                         _____________________

_____ Freestyle USDF Champion                                        _______________________

Reminder: ODS Director at Large Nominations are due by 9/10/07 at 8:00 AM so that volunteers in the ODS Office may assemble the Director at Large ballots and get them mailed in time for the return deadline.

If you are interested in nominating an individual or in running for the ODS Director at Large but need more information, please read more on the ODS news page (here is the direct link).

If you are able to help assemble this mailing, please e-mail Corinne at office@oregondressage.com. Ideally, volunteers would be available during normal office hours of 1 PM - 4 PM on 9/10/07 or 9/11/07 to fold, label and sort ballots.

Thank you.

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The United States Dressage Federation invites you to Training the Happy Athlete - Maintaining Sport Horses Today Featuring Jan Brink Currently Ranked 2nd FEI Dressage Rider in the World

WHEN Saturday, October 27, 2007 thru Sunday, October 28, 2007 With lecture Friday evening at the Marriott

WHERE Starr Vaughn Equestrian Center 7541 Sloughhouse Road Elk Grove, CA 95624

If you were the rider of a past USDF Horse of the Year top 10 winner at the FEI Levels, a past USDF Year End Award top 10 winner in the Adult Amateur or JR/YR Divisions at the FEI Level, a 2006/2007 Brentina Cup qualified rider, current or past participant in the Young Rider Graduate Progam - you qualify!!

For additional criteria, please go to our website. RSVP Friday, October 5, 2007

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Please be sure to be sending copies of your newsletters to the Dressage Foundation.

Please send printed material to:
The Dressage Foundation
Wells Fargo Center
Suite 732
1248 ‘O’ Street
Lincoln NE 68508.
E-mail newsletters to:
lynn@dressagefoundation.org or john@dressagefoundation.org

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Due to the fact that our ODS board is composed of a group of very busy people who are key volunteers, show secretaries and managers and serious competitors, both amateur and professional, there was not a date in July or August that was available for a board meeting. We tried an online meeting as a solution to this problem. There were some drawbacks, it probably took more time than everyone driving to and attending a meeting but the advantage was we did get the agenda covered and we had a quorum. Corinne provided a very well organized template for the meeting and I for one thought it worked quite well.

Therefore, I would like to report to you on some of the decisions that have a direct effect on the membership at large.

The ODS awards program has been popular and fun for the members. However, it is no longer paying for itself with the increases in postage and production of the plates for the scores over 60 percent. Currently the ODS awards fee is $2.00 per show. We voted to change the fee to $1.00 per ride per show. John Craven did a study and this was the best solution to make the program pay for itself and seemed the most fair. It was passed unanimously by the board.

Some rules regarding the League shows and League show championships were formalized. There was a dress code established for all League Shows: Competitors may wear formal show attire or they may wear a more colorful and casual form of attire but tee shirts, tank tops and blue jeans will not be permitted. Half chaps and tall boots will be allowed. Tack will conform to the current USDF/USEF requirements. There will be no cross entries between Open and Amateur or Youth classes. Amateurs and Youth may share horses but they may not be ridden by professionals at the championship show, however, the limit of rides per day per horse is still limited to 3. For the 2008 show season the League Championships will allow any entries for Quadrille, Pas de deux and Musical Freestyle without qualifying criteria. All other levels require two scores, from two shows under two different judges and the qualifying percentage is 55%. Show entry rules, rules regarding judges and general dressage rules will conform to the USEF/USDF rulebooks.

Due to liability and safety issues there will be a formal ODS show rule published in the Omnibus which does not allow any person on foot in the warm up arena at any ODS League or Licensed show.

The USDF Convention is in Orlando, FL this year. ODS, as usual, will send 4 delegates and our office manager. The delegates are: Francy Haupt, Kim Barker, Ed Miller and myself. It is very important for the future of ODS and region VI that we have a strong voice and presence in the convention meetings, for this reason there is a stipend for the delegates which partially covers their expenses.

The ODS Bylaws, written in 1971 have been reviewed and revised by Donna Thayer, Eastern Representative. The new bylaws will be presented to the board at the November meeting.

In closing I would like to thank all the volunteers who have made the 2007 competition year a success. Without you none of it would be possible.

The EHV-1 virus scare in August was a serious problem for ODS with far reaching consequences. The board had a stressful week dealing with this horse health issue. I would like to thank them for their attention and concern. At this writing only one show was cancelled for which we are so relieved and thankful. On top of the online board meeting we were faced with making a policy. Having not dealt with this before we were charged with coming up with something which was fair to the competitors and would protect ODS from serious financial loss which could limit future shows and programs.

There is an annual Open Membership meeting on November 3, in Springfield, Oregon. Traditionally there has not been a very good attendance by members. I would encourage all members to make an effort to attend. Get a group of people from your chapter to carpool and attend the meeting. Give yourself a chance to participate in the future of ODS.

See you there,

Marsha